Watercolour, 370 x 274 mm; ink caption at centre below; original cropping marks and marginal annotations relating to subsequent publication; now in acid-free mount to original framing dimensions.An important original and atmospheric watercolour, recently rediscovered, depicting... More

Watercolour, 215 x 290 mm; ink caption at lower right; in mount.An important original watercolour by the English artist and architect Edward Ashworth who travelled through Macau and Hong Kong in the 1840s. The T'ou T'ei Temple in Patane... More

Original ink drawing, 310 x 245 mm., fully signed and dated, framed.Jacques Arago, artist on board Freycinet's Uranie during the French circumnavigation of 1817-20, drew this intimate portrait of the priest in Agana, the capital of... More

London: 1785. Original watercolour on paper with faint outline of engraving, 250 x 360 mm., signed and dated lower right, mounted.An original watercolour by the highly regarded artist William Hayes (1727-1799) Despite a complete lack of training in any field, Hayes discovered a natural aptitude for painting birds. His... More

Three ink caricatures on a single sheet of laid foolscap paper, 215 x 340 mm.A charming naïve ink sketch executed in mid-century Sydney. The three figures make an interesting tableau and would seem to illustrate a.... More

Original watercolour over pen and pencil, 80 x 298 mm; signed, inscribed with title on verso; mounted.Fine original watercolour view by Alexander Rattray (1830-1906), naval surgeon aboard HMS Salamander, of the ship making... More

Original watercolour over pen and pencil, 76 x 298 mm; signed, inscribed with title on verso; mounted.Fine original watercolour view by Alexander Rattray (1830-1906), naval surgeon aboard HMS Salamander, of the ship making... More

Watercolour drawing heightened with gum arabic, within an ink border, 202 x 145mm; mounted on blue paper probably from an album.A charming early depiction of Sturt's Desert Pea, the floral emblem of South Australia, first collected by William Dampier off the coast of Western... More

Sepia drawing 110 mm x 170 mm (image size) mounted in an early timber frame.Charming rendering of a colonial woman oystering--a rare subject. Far from being the preserve of the gourmet, oysters in 19th century Sydney were fodder for all. Shell deposits in Sydney... More

Original drawing in ink on paper, 220 x 290 mm., ms. notations in ink and pencil; in fine condition, mounted.A finely-executed nineteenth-century technical drawing showing the tryworks and various implements involved in on-board whale processing. This drawing, with its various manuscript... More